The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-05-17
SALT LAKE CITY. UTAH: TUESDAY. MAY II. 1887
TEE KENTUCKY TURF.
A Brilliant Opening for the Louis
Vile Jockey Club.

LOUISVILLE, May 16.-The weeks rae
ing of the Louisville Jockey Club
opened day, with one of the largest
crowds in attendance that has ever been
present.
Colonel Clark, Colonel Faulkna and
Captain Williams occupied the judges
stand: The track was fast and dry.
The time on the whole was good. The
two and one-quarter miles was the event
of the day, and proved pretty race.
Lucky, the winner of the cup for the
last two years, was again & competitor.
This time he had to face the famous
Montana Regent, who had sold favorite
The other starters were Solid Silver who
was also Baldwin entry. rhe latter set
the pace and held the lead until he
Veered. when Lucky 3. tailed to take it
up. allowing Regent to win by three
fourths of length. Murphy, who rode
Lucky b, claimed foul, but it was not
allowed. Between the three-quarter
and eighth poles, Regent tookithe.inside
running in front of Lucky B. but in no
way interfering with his stride. At
the finish Murphy was whipping
Lucky B. hard, while Mon
tana Regent was, not touched.
To the finish, excited good deal of
cheering, Montana Regent being very
popular. Baldwin is said to be very
angry at the result, and tonight Cha
lenged Morrissy to run Regent against
Lucky B. or Volante, distance %
miles, for any amount between S. .0OO
and $4,000.
Mile heats-First heat. Billy Gilmore
won, Brookfull second, 9. Fellows
third. Time, l.44h.
Second heat-Billy Gilmore won,
Brookful second. Time, 1.4411.
Second race, the Louisville cup, two
and one fourth miles, sweepstakes for
all ages. 81 900 died, Of which $500 to
second, 500 to third; ten entries; the
only starters were; Lucky b. Murphy,
LA; Solid Silver (West), 105; Montana
emit was the favorite, with post odds Z
to 10; against Lucky b. they were 6 to
5. and 10 to l against Solid Silver,
his stable companion. They got
of without delay. to q good
start. Solid Silver first, bent upon set
ting the pace, Regent second and Lucky
B. last. Passing the stand, Solid Silver
was three lengths in the lead, the two
latter running easy up the back stretch.
Solid Silver increased his lead to ten or
twelve lengths. Regent holding about
four lengths In front of Lucky B. These
positions were not materially changed
until the half-mile post was reached the
second time, when Solid Silver began to
weary of his rapid gait. Around the turn
they punched and st the A-pole Mon
tana Regent was slightly in the lead,
holding on the down stretch without
any trouble. Between the sixteenth
and eighteenth pole, Murphy began
whipping Lucky B., but it was without
avail, for the big chestnut colt was run
ming comparatively easy, and passed
under the wire winner by three guar :
ers OF length, Blayio < pulling him
gently and looking back at Murphy.
Time, 4.e. Montana Regent could have
won by four or five lengths, if his rider
had so desired. Murphy claimed foul
at the sixteenth pole, but the claim was
baseless and the judges decided so with
outsmuch delay. Solid Silver was out
OF the race at the three-quarters.
One and one-third miles-Jim Nave
won, Aristocrat second, Brilliant third.
Time, 1.59.
One and one-fourth miles-Elgin
first. Libretto second, st. Valentine
third. Time, 21lH.
Five furlongs. for 2-year-olds-Craw-
ford won, Outstep second, Barrister
third. Time, 1.04.
Three-fourths mile-Rio Grsnde
won, Efie Hardy second, Revoke third.
Time, l.l5.